GENERAL SESSION: From Vision to Action - Federal Housing Priorities for Servicers

2026 MBA Chair-Elect; Chief Executive Officer, Success Mortgage Partners, Inc.

Owen Lee is the 2025 MBA Vice Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Success Mortgage Partners, Inc., (SMP). He co-founded the company with his father, Vincent, in 2002. Under his leadership, SMP has closed billions of dollars of mortgage loans yearly since 2016, is licensed in 42 states, and has more than 600 employees. Lee is also a Managing Member of Title Partners, LLC, a full-service title insurance and escrow services agency. An active leader in the mortgage and financial services sectors, Lee serves on MBA’s Board of Directors, is Co-Chair of its Independent Mortgage Bankers Executive Council, and is currently the 2023-2024 Chairman of MORPAC, MBA’s political action committee, where he has been a successful political fundraiser, helping to advance the association’s top legislative priorities.

Executive Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs

Patrick Zondervan was appointed Executive Director of Loan Guaranty Service at Veterans Benefits Administration on August 10, 2025. In this role Mr. Zondervan is responsible for delivering VA Home Loan Benefits to Service Members, Veterans and their families. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Zondervan was the Executive Director of the Little Rock VA Regional Office and led a staff of 275 employees in providing a full range of benefits and services to approximately 187,000 Veterans and their families in the 75 counties of the state of Arkansas.